{"id":"F2026L00109","name":"CASA EX11/26 — Part 145 Exposition (CAR Maintenance Activities) Exemption 2026","slug":"casa-ex11-26-part-145-exposition-car-maintenance-activities-exemption-2026","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":107689,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2026L00109-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX11/26 — Part 145 Exposition (CAR Maintenance Activities) Exemption 2026","content":"Instrument number CASA EX11/26\n\nI, Daniel bernard o’hagan, Section Manager Drafting, Legal Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.\n\n\\[Signed D.B. O’Hagan\\]\n\nDanny O’Hagan  \nSection Manager Drafting  \nLegal Division\n\n16 February 2026\n\nCASA EX11/26 — Part 145 Exposition (CAR Maintenance Activities) Exemption 2026\n\n1 Name\n\nThis instrument is CASA EX11/26 — Part 145 Exposition (CAR Maintenance Activities) Exemption 2026.\n\n2 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 1 March 2026; and\n\n(b) is repealed at the end of 28 February 2029.\n\n3 Definitions\n\n> Note In this instrument, certain terms and expressions have the same meaning as they have in the Civil Aviation Act 1988 and the regulations. These include: CAR maintenance activities, Part 145 Manual of Standards and Part 145 organisation.\n\nIn this instrument:\n\n> Part 145 Assessor Handbook means the Part 145 – Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO) Technical Assessor Handbook, published by CASA, as it exists from time to time.\n\n4 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to a person (the applicant):\n\n(a) who has applied to CASA, under regulation 145.025 of CASR, for approval as a Part 145 organisation; and\n\n(b) whose application covers the undertaking of CAR maintenance activities; and\n\n(c) who has an exposition that CASA is satisfied complies with the requirements specified in the Part 145 Assessor Handbook relating to CAR maintenance activities.\n\n> Note 1 Regulation 202.805 of CASR deals with an application under regulation 145.025 of CASR that covers the undertaking of CAR maintenance activities.\n\n> Note 2 As at the commencement of this instrument, Appendix 2 of the Part 145 Assessor Handbook specifies the requirements relating to CAR maintenance activities. See Subpart C6.5 of the handbook for how the applicant may include the requirements in the applicant’s exposition.\n\n5 Exemptions\n\nThe applicant is exempt from compliance with:\n\n(a) paragraph 145.030(1)(a) of CASR to the extent that the applicant must have an exposition that complies with the requirements specified in the Part 145 Manual of Standards relating to CAR maintenance activities; and\n\n(b) paragraph 202.806(1)(a) of CASR.\n\n> Note Under paragraph 202.806(1)(a) of CASR, CASA must be satisfied that the applicant’s exposition complies with the requirements specified in the Part 145 Manual of Standards relating to CAR maintenance activities.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This exemption serves its original narrow purpose: providing temporary regulatory relief for Part 145 organisation applicants regarding CAR maintenance activities. It does not expand beyond this specific technical exemption."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 5 sections plus notes)","Only 1 defined term ('Part 145 Assessor Handbook')","Minimal cross-referencing (references to 3 CASR regulations and 1 Act)","Simple conditional structure: single exemption applying to applicants meeting 3 criteria","No nested exceptions or complex logical operators"],"plain_english_summary":"CASA has issued a temporary exemption allowing certain aircraft maintenance organisations applying for Part 145 approval to use the more flexible Part 145 Assessor Handbook instead of the Part 145 Manual of Standards.  \n\nIt applies to applicants performing CAR maintenance whose exposition satisfies CASA, streamlining approvals while maintaining safety from 1 March 2026 to 28 February 2029."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument alters the compliance scope for affected applicants by exempting them from the requirement to have an exposition that complies with the Part 145 Manual of Standards for CAR maintenance activities, where CASA is satisfied the exposition complies with the Part 145 Assessor Handbook. The change substitutes the handbook-based compliance pathway for the Manual of Standards for the instrument's duration (see ss3, 4, 5)."},"complexity_factors":["Temporal limit: The exemption runs from 1 March 2026 to 28 February 2029, requiring monitoring and potential renewal decisions (s2).","Narrow, conditional application: Applies only to applicants who have applied under regulation 145.025, whose application covers CAR maintenance activities, and whose exposition satisfies CASA against the Part 145 Assessor Handbook (s4).","Delegated administrative discretion: CASA must be satisfied about exposition compliance, placing decision-making discretion on CASA officers and creating an assessment burden for applicants to demonstrate compliance (s4(c); s5(b) note referencing reg 202.806(1)(a)).","Substitution of standards: The instrument exempts applicants from complying with the Part 145 Manual of Standards for CAR maintenance activities where the exposition complies with the Assessor Handbook — changing the formal compliance standard and pathway for affected applicants (s5(a)).","Dependence on external, changeable materials: The Assessor Handbook is defined as existing 'from time to time', so interpretation and required content can change independently of this instrument (s3 definition).","Cross-references to CASR provisions: The instrument relies on and interacts with other CASR rules (regs 145.025, 202.805, 202.806), increasing legal interdependence and requiring cross-checking when assessing applicability (notes to ss4 and 5).","Compliance burden shifting: The practical cost remains with the applicant to prepare an exposition that satisfies the handbook and CASA’s assessment; CASA bears assessment resource costs and discretion over acceptance (s4, s5)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument creates a temporary exemption allowing applicants for Part 145 approval who will perform CAR maintenance activities to satisfy CASA by using the Part 145 Assessor Handbook instead of parts of the Part 145 Manual of Standards, provided CASA is satisfied the applicant’s exposition meets the handbook. It affects organisations applying under CASR 145.025 and changes the compliance pathway for exposition requirements until 28 February 2029."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex11-26-part-145-exposition-car-maintenance-activities-exemption-2026","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex11-26-part-145-exposition-car-maintenance-activities-exemption-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex11-26-part-145-exposition-car-maintenance-activities-exemption-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex11-26-part-145-exposition-car-maintenance-activities-exemption-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex11-26-part-145-exposition-car-maintenance-activities-exemption-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex11-26-part-145-exposition-car-maintenance-activities-exemption-2026/documents"}}